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January 20: Former CBS exec Dan Harrison has been named the executive VP of scheduling at FOX. Harrison previously served as the senior VP of strategic development at CBS Corporation, and was responsible for identifying and implementing organic growth opportunities. Prior to that, he was the senior VP of the …

NEW YORK: Syfy has promoted Chris Regina, who is based in the New York office, to senior VP of programming. Regina’s responsibilities will include the oversight of acquisitions of studio-distributed theatrical films and series. He will also continue to manage Syfy’s scheduling and administration department, while continuing to work on …

  This article originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2011 issue of World Screen.   Home to some of the most critically acclaimed and innovative series on television, including three-time Emmy Award winner for best drama, Mad Men, the U.S. cable channel AMC has become a preferred destination for millions of …

LOS ANGELES: The new season of the obstacle course competition series American Ninja Warrior will be split between G4, which will air the preliminary rounds, and NBC, which will broadcast the preliminary finals as well as the grand finale. The two collaborated with the show’s original Japanese broadcaster, Tokyo Broadcasting …

MIAMI: During a Thought Leadership: In Conversation With session at NATPE, Jon Feltheimer, the co-chairman and CEO at Lionsgate, and Emilio Azcárraga, Grupo Televisa’s president and CEO, announced a new joint venture for the development and programming of television content in English for the U.S. market. The deal comes after both …

MIAMI: World Screen Newsflash recaps the deals, panels and parties that made news at NATPE this week. The forecast from Miami is sunny, both for the weather and the content industry as a whole. The Fontainebleau, which played home to NATPE for a second year, was abuzz with smiling attendees …

LOS GATOS: Netflix reported a net subscriber gain of 610,000 at its U.S. streaming and DVD rental platform in the fourth quarter, almost recovering from the loss of 810,000 customers in Q3 following an unpopular price hike. The company ended Q4 with 24.4 million subscribers in the U.S., a 25-percent gain …

BETHPAGE: Mediaset Italia is now available for a monthly fee to subscribers of cable platform Cablevision, which is also bundling the channel with Rai Italia to offer up an iO Italian package. "Mediaset Italia is very excited to have our network available on the largest cable system in the New …

LOS ANGELES: Osiris Entertainment has scored a broadcast deal with NBCUniversal’s Chiller network for its films Bunnyman and Behind Your Eyes. Bunnyman will premiere on Chiller today and Behind Your Eyes will debut in April. Produced by ANOC Productions, Bunnyman is about a group of friends who encounter a dangerous …

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media has appointed Jordana Hochman to the position of VP of production. In her new role, Hochman will executive produce on key series and liaise with marketing, communications, advertising sales and digital teams for those projects. She will be the main point of contact between the network …